Archer | |
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Directed by | Denny Lawrence |
Produced by | Moya Iceton |
Written by | Anne Brooksbank |
Based on | idea by Mike Norris Bob Ellis |
Starring |
Brett Climo Robert Coleby Nicole Kidman |
Music by | Chris Neal |
Cinematography | Frank Hammond |
Edited by | Ted Ötton |
Production
company |
Roadshow Coote & Carroll
Australian Film Commission |
Distributed by | Network 10 |
Release date
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3 November 1985 |
Running time
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128 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Archer is a 1985 Australian television film about the true story of Archer the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup and his 17-year-old strapper, Dave Power. Filmed in New South Wales' Sydney outskirts, Baulkham Hills, Megalong Valley and Snowy Mountains and Victoria's Melbourne.
A 17-year-old strapper, Dave Power (Brett Climo) and a mighty horse, Archer cross a continent, from Nowra in NSW to Flemington Racecourse, and then win the first Melbourne Cup.